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The by-product CO2 is released to the atmosphere. In plant metaboHsm, carbon dioxide from the air is taken into the leaves of the plant. Using energy from light, carbon dioxide reacts with water ia the presence of enzymes to produce sugar. This reaction, photosynthesis, is the reverse of the above reaction. 

The outcome of the photosynthesis processes is ultimately similar in all green plants carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is taken up by the plants, where it reacts with water to form carbohydrates and oxygen the carbohydrates are assimilated by the plants while the oxygen is released to the atmosphere (see Textbox 53). Extensive studies have shown that the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in different plants may follow, however, one of three different photosynthetic pathways, which are usually referred to as the C3, C4, and CAM paths. Each type of plant follows just one of these three pathways. 

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) to carbohydrates. Both the carbon dioxide and water come from the environment. Photosynthesis is the main process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Oxygen and water vapor are released into the atmosphere as by-products of the reactions of photosynthesis. 

In its simplest terms, biomass is all the plant matter found on our planet. Biomass is produced directly by photosynthesis, the fundamental engine of life on earth. Plant photosynthesis uses energy from the sun to combine carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with water to produce organic plant matter. More inclusive definitions are possible. For example, animal products and waste can be included in the definition of biomass. Animals, like plants, are renewable but animals clearly are one step removed from the direct use of sunlight. Using animal rather than plant material thus leads to substantially less efficient use of our planet s ultimate renewable resource, the sun. So, we emphasize plant matter in our definition of biomass. It is the photosynthetic capability of plants to utlize carbon dioxide from... 

The problem is that alcohol also makes CO2 and water vapour when burned. However, at least it saves the hydrocarbon compounds for making other products such as polymers and plastics. Also, the sugar cane while growing takes in an equal amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by photosynthesis. 

Carbohydrates, substances having the general composition of Cx (H20)x, are central to planet Earth s survival and sustainability. Carbohydrates result from the solar energy-driven reduction of carbon dioxide by photosynthesis. Photosynthesis generates both carbohydrate matter (solids) and oxygen (gas). The reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates and oxygen (plus water) requires 112kcal/mol of CO2 [1]. 

Photosynthesis takes place mainly in the green leaves of terrestrial plants, but it occurs also in marine plants. The plants take carbon dioxide from the air and water is transported from the root to the leaves. 

Like sodium chloride, carbon dioxide is relatively stable. Carbon dioxide is used in some types of fire extinguishers because it does not support burning. Figure 4.4. Photosynthesis is probably the most significant chemical reaction of carbon dioxide. In photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun to combine carbon dioxide and water chemically to make simple sugars. Plants use these sugars as raw materials to make many... 

This British chemist spent 15 days in a sealed chamber where his oxygen was entirely supplied by 30 000 wheat plants carrying out photosynthesis. All carbon dioxide for photosynthesis came from the man s respiration. This 1995 experiment was the first in a series to determine whether humans could live in a similar but larger chamber on the moon or another planet. 

Carbohydrates are mostly produced by green plants. In the leaf of a green plant carbon dioxide from the air and water, taken in from the roots of the plant, are converted into glucose by the catalysts chlorophyll and sunlight. This process is known as photosynthesis. 

Certain authors also demonstrate a further possible reason for the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, resulting from extensive deforestation, particularly in tropical areas. The CO2 consumption by photosynthesis is thus reduced, which leads to a reduction of the overall removal of carbon dioxide from the troposphere. 

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